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| The following serious of images and text describes the process that John goes through as he creates his Raku Tidal Plates. You can select on each image below to see a larger more detailed version of that image. | |||
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Cool pre-glazed Tidal plates waiting to be placed in the kiln. |
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Placing cold Tidal plate in hot kiln. Turn on the burner, within 20 minutes
the kiln temperature is 1825* to 1850* degrees. |
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Picking up fired pot @1850* from the kiln with a pair of tongs. |
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Removing plate from kiln. |
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Waving hot plate in wind for a few minutes to aid in color development. |
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Placing hot plate in reduction container, which is filled with hay - it
of course catches fire. |
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Placing lid filled with more hay on the container and stopping oxygen
from entering. |
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After 10 to 20 minutes remove plate from reduction container. |
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Spraying water on the hot plate, after removal from reduction container. |
 Finished
Tidal Plate. |
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Contact
John Cloutier at:
Telephone: (604) 524-1942
333 E. 8th Ave,
New Westminster, B.C.,
Canada, V3L 4K7
E-mail: JCloutier@springmeade.com